Daily Republican., 1887-05-12
COUNTY COURT.
Eilas Murray Found Guilty Of Larceny
ANnmser 0f PRISONERS Axra1gnsd Foz

6Il09 Mufrny y Eouuo 0uttty u A<oEeODy-
ANnsnssr ef Prisoners Asrsignsd For
various Ons.sss.
Court re-convsntd st O'Clock yester.
day afternoon with Judges Houston
and P4ynter on the bench. Immedi.
asely after the opening Mr.. Bates stated
to the Court that - Austin Harrington,
Esq, tho attorney for the defense In
the Case of jackson Walker, colored,
indicted for murder, 10 sick, he asked
that the case be continued until next
Monday. The application WAS granted
and the Witnesses In the case, n we'll
~ the jurors summoned for the Ooart
Of Oyer and TsrmiDes, were discharged
until that time. The trial Of 6ilas Muir
ray was then resumed, and the exami.
nation Of Witnesses continued.
Alfred J. Willismsea, .oolosed, Was
sworn and testified that he is . watch.
maker aud jeWeler in this city, and
for five years. He had bought platinum
ounc<s In one lot, and sold II to J. L
Clark, . ieweler In Philadelphia.
Dr.. Frantz WAS recalled and asked
several questions by Mr.. Biggs In re
lation to what passed between bin aud
Emanuel Black, but ss objection was
raised BY Ar. Salisbury, and sustained
by the court, he was allowed to leave
the stand. sid Ar. BtgGs announced
that he would rest his case.
Mr.. 6aulsbuTy opened for the defense
by stating that he proposed to show
that Silas Murray In man OF excellent
| character, and that he WAS always held
In the highest estimation by his en-.
ployers. He would also show, II per
mitted, that Emanuel Black, who hal
been Murray's principal accuser 10 O
man Of no character whatever, and tha
he would use his influence ON his wife
and daughter to get them TO fssteA thii
| crime on Murray, for the purpose o
shielding himself He would also show
| that there were teeth sometimes thrown
out from the factory where they could
be picked mp by any one.
| The examination Of witnesses for th'
| defense was then commenced, and JohI
T. Davis, Joseph Fullmer, Washin = tor
Hastings, Robert Graves, Spencer viii
liams and Edward Ohippy each testi
fed that they had known the accused
for years, and that his character an,
reputation has always been above rs
proach.
william R. Long testified that he ha
seen his two boys have false teeth o.
several occasions, which they ha
picked up back Of the tooth factory
Some Of these teeth had pins In ther
while others had not.
Walter G. Long testified that he 4
thirteen years OF age. He had picke'
up teeth on Q lot back Of the factory Of
number Of occasions and taken then
to play with.
This was the last witness called b.
the defense, and Attorney Genera
Biggs had DIR. Frantz recalled. 81
testified that he thought the teet
spoken of by tho two witnesses wer
sample teeth which we're alway
thrown away, but that he thought the.
were generally thrown In the ash bar
rel.
This closed the, testimony on boil
sides, and Attorney General Biga
made brief opening to the Jury. HI
was followed by Mr.. Saulsbury, VIII
made an earnest and impassioned ap
i. peal to the jury for the defense, Ant
closed his argument at 4 80 O'Clock.
Attorney General Biggs made th
closing argument for the State an
spoke until 5 10 o'clock. when the jar
were charged by jude Houston, an
retired At 6.1b o'clock. After being or
!! 10 minutes, the jury came in with
verdict of guilty. At the request OF Nj
Salisbury the jurors were pulled, an
: each answered that 1t was his verdic
Attorney General Biegs then entere
anolle proseqni on the indictment char
ing Murray with the larceny of
pounds OF beeswax, and Mr.. Saulsbur
asked the court 20 make his sentenC
!. as light rs possible.
,, John Heck and Allen MeOracks
l were arraigned and plead not guilty
an indictment charging them with Il
larceny of q pair Of chickens valued
81 30, the property of Benjamin Lee,
3 April 20.
, Benjamin Sellers, colored, WAS q
J raiRned on An indictment charging hi
with the larceny OF watch valued
+ 81 80, the property of Maria Woliso
o on March a9, and pleaded not guilty.
:. William Davis, colored, pleaded I
y guilty to an indictment charging hi
II with the larceny OF 100 feet of rope q
, . let of onoking utensils, the proper
>. OF the Greenbank Ice Company,
10 May g.
j. Robert A. Providence plead guilty
the larceny of coat valued ct 90,
property of Emma Caldwell.
Antonio Gallo, the Italian who pie
t not guilty to charge OF burglar
e. withdrew that plea, by permission
l. the court, and entered plea of gui
8. of larceny.
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